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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VOL XII
THIS AND THAT
Comino Events
Edison Vitascopc May 20
School Commencement May 21
Musical TJnion Recital May 22
Populists and Silver Republicans nay 22
Bishop Graves May 23
Memorial Day May 30
Sixth District Editors June 5
A Great Catastrophe Coming in June
County Commissioners June 8
School Meeting June 20
Teachers Institute July 15 31
Wait for the editors
Edison Vitascope tonight
Now is the time to subscribe
Races June 16 17 18 and 19
House to rent Miss E I Mills 15
Tuesday was field day at Port Nio
brara
John Brown was over from Rosebud
Saturday
The Valentine House has a neat
new sign
J G Gibson is working at Rosebud
this week
Ohas Strickland was over from the
Agency Sunday
F H Baumgartel was up from
Crookston Monday
C C Thompson was in from Hack
berry lake Tuesday
Delia Sawyer returned to her home
at Sparks last week
Wm Hook of Cody was a
visitor Tuesday
Mrs E Sparks has returned from
her visit to Sioux City
G W Reamer Jr came up from
Strongs ranch Saturday
The question now is Where will
the court house be located
Remember the printer when you are
in town with garden sass
W E Waite was up from Chester
field on business last Friday
Geo W Adams the Crawford con
tractor was in town Monday
Geo Adamson is driving the Sparks
stage for Jas Sears who is ilL
Lieut G W Elliott went to Omaha
Sunday morning for a short stay
Milk delivered 23 quarts for one
dollar 9 Miss Eva Harden
S W Holsclaw has built iwo neat
porches to his houses on Cherry street
Even if it did do some damage the
rain of Monday night was a good
thing
Al Thacher was in Omaha for the
past week visiting Gen Stanton and
other friends
Mrs Dan Phelan wife of the E E
conductor is visiting her sister Mrs
J G Pettijohn
F J Andress hardware merchant
at Gordon formerly of this place was
in town yesterday
W E Haley and two little daughters
went to ONeill this morning They
will return tonight
Geo Elliott Lew Brownell John G
Stetter and Wra Erancke went out on
a fishing trip yesterday
Alicense to marry was issued to J
D Eaton of Fore Niobrara andEstella
Brown Thursday the loth
T C Hornby was quite ill with the
measles last week but is rapidly re-
covering his usual good health
Charles Wellford has recovered from
his attack of measles and is once more
working at the cases in this office
The Minnechaduza mill has received
2000 feet of new wire cable and will
replace the old rope with the new
Edith Stark was down from Crooks
ton Saturday and took an examina
tion for a first grade teachers certifi
cate
Prof A T Schriber was up from
Wood Lake Saturday Two of his
sons took examination for teachers
certificates
J O Vincent last week sold his
residence property to Mrs W A
Pettycrew who will use it as a dwell
ing when Vincents move
Ye editors house near the Presby
terian church is Hearing completion
Think well be able to occupy the
building by the middle of June
Reward will be paid for return of
coil of rope dropped off the dray last
Friday between my store and the
depot -17 TjC Hornby
L M Harden and the chief of In
dian police came over from the Agency
Saturday and Sunday morning started
for Washington with an insane In
dian
Agent McChesney wife and child
and Mrs H It Corning came over
from Rosebud Saturday and Sunday
morning the ladies went to Omaha to
be gone about a week
The Valentine ball club composed
of young men has received a challenge
to play a game on the Sparks ground
the 29th We understand that the
challenge has been accepted
W week sold two
lots on Macomb street south of W S
Barkers to County Treasurer Crabb
and that gentleman is figuring on
putting up a dwelling house
J H Yeast has purchased the lot
on unerry street adjoining M v
Nicholsons property on the north
and it is said will begin the erection
of a dwelling thereon about June 1
Cards are out announcing the com
ing marriage of Gerald M G Cooper
foreman of the Gordon Journal to
Miss Emma L Hetzel The event
will take place at Gordon on June 2
During the last six weeks this office
has ordered engraved cards tor three
marriages besides sending in several
miscellaneous orders Call on us
when you want anything in that line
Dr Dodd of Newport chairman of
the board of directors of the Golden
irrigation district has been with the
surveyors of the big ditch and reports
the work progressing satisfactorily
Bassett Eagle
Prof W E Cottle donated two
bushels of fine tubers to The Demo
crat last Saturday on subscription
Anything good to eat will be accepted
at market prices in payment for this
great moral educator
Word was received here Tuesday
morning of the death of Lorenzo
Howell aged 24 at Fontenelle
Uintah county Wyoming The
young man was a brother of Mrs W
A Taylor of this place and his death
occurred on the 13th inst of consump
tion
The Spade outfit lost a half dozen
horses several days ago and sent
Eugene French out to find them Mr
French passed through Whitman last
week and again on his return this
week He reports that he could find
no trace of the missing animals
WJiitman San
Mrs S M Walker president of the
Nebraska W C T TJ addressed our
people at the M E church Saturday
evening and Sunday morning and
afternoon on temperance topics Mrs
Walker is a quite fluent speaker but
it struck us Sunday morning that her
thoughts are pretty well scattered
M F Harrington was attending
f tnat the f utuie may see them abund
antly blest with this worlds Goods
Gordon Journal
Born Monday May 10th to J A
Fike and wife a girl baby About
the only person in town who didnt
kLow the news last Thursday was the
writer We had frequently wondered
what made X Allen step so high the
the first of the week but our bashf ul
ness prevented us from asking the rea
son Mother daughter and father are
doing well and the catnip market u
on the boom
W G and H G Sawyer of Elgin
Illinois shipped in 20 cars or 750 head
of cattle Wednesday morning 200
head were Arizona stock and the bal
ance are from Colorado The cattle
will be cared for this summer by
Messrs Quisenbery and Butler at
their place 35 miles south and these
gentlemen started homo with the herd
Wednesday forenoon
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CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
VALENTINE OHERBT CO NEBRASKA THURSDAY MAT 20 1897
On a Fishing Trip
S F Gilman the mill man of Dav
enport Iowa J Chambers and W
Chambers of Omaha arrived in teTwn
Tuesday night and yesterday morning
accompanied by Sol Pitcher of Rush
ville and J A Carroll of this place
piloted by Webb Hilsinger started for
the trout streeras south for a feways
sport
Saturday night County Attorney
Burnett Harry Brome his law partner
John McDonald sheriff and H B
Coryell state agent of the Phenix In
surance company all of Qmaha ar
rived in town and Sunday morning in
charge of Abe White and Tom Yearn
shaw went out to the Bordman on a
fishing trip The boys enjoyed very
good sport but were bothered by the
rain considerable On the return home
Tuesday evening White Coryell and
Brome became separated from the rest
of the party and remained in the coun
try all night The others drifted intc
tnwn nhnnf mirlnifrVif nnrt fchp Dmnhnl
boys started for home immediately
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AHeavyHain j
Monday afternoon and -night this
section of the country was blessed
with 211 inches of -rainfall which
practically insures Acrop for this year
The rain was accompanied by thunder
and lightning 3nd C S Goulds house
near the miU was struck by one of
Joves bolts Beyond damaging the
roof slightly and killing a dog which
was lying by the kitchen stove the
lightning did little damage Prompt
action by neighbors saved the house
from burning VThe rain caused the
east wall of Davenport Thachers
new basement to cave in filled Whil
lans new cellar with sand and
destroyed the entry walls washed a
a part of The Donoher cellarway walls
down and filled the streets with water
One violent gust of wind broke a large
window in the front of Fischers sa
loon but so far as we know no other
damage was done Tuesday night 40
of an inch of water fell thus making
a total rainfall this week of more thaD
25 inches
Joint Memorial Services
The Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows Knights of Pylhias Ancient
Order of United Workmen Degree of
Honor and Modern Woodmen of
America will hold joint services at
the M E church Sunday morning
The members of the various lodges are
requested to meet at their lodge rooms
at 930 a m sharp and be prepared to
march to the church at 10 Exercises
begin at 1036 prompt Visiting
members of the orders are cordially
requested to participate Invitations
have been extended to the lodges at
Cody Crookston Wood Lake and
Brownlee to be present and it is prob
able that a number of persons from
these places will be present After
the exercises at the church the lodges
will march to the cemetery to decorate
district court at Rushville and ChadroniQ graves of deceased members The
last week He left for Onawa Iowa
Sunday morning where he is counsel
for J J Fitzgibbons of Missouri Val
ley Iowa who sues the Northwestern
railway company for 35000 personal
damages received in the Logan wreck
ONeill Sun
Robert Good editor of The Valen
tine Democrat has taken unto him
self a wife Miss Iva Davisson of Long
pine being the one who is to share
with him the joys and sorrows of life
The Journal extends fraternal greet
ings and congratulations with the wish
Twelfth Infantry band has been en
gaged to furnish music for the oc
casion
Prominent Citizens in Town
Alex Burr Wm Pullman Albert
Runner and John M Yaryan ot Buf
falo Lake precinct were in town Tues
day and Wednesday on business be
fore the land office These gentlemen
are some of Cherry countys best citi
zens and it is with regret that we
learn they are in favor of division of
the county While in town they took
occasion to very emphatically state
their views on the result of the recent
bond election and say that the voters
of their locality intend protesting the
issue of the bonds We think how
ever that in more calm moments they
will see the folly of wasting their
energy and money in that manner
Defeat would be the result of their
efforts and besides they would have to
stand their share of the expense oc
casioned the county in defending the
canvassing boards acts The total
cost would be more than several years
interest on the bonds
Taken to the Asylum
Last Friday Miss Martha Anna
Hyde was brought up from Brownlee
by her brother pronounced insane and
Monday morning was taken to the
Norfolk 4 asylum by Deputy Sheriff
Razey and wife The deputy and his
better half returned home ca Mondav
1 nights passenger
Entertained ht Friends
Mrs C R Glover gave a reception
to a large number of her lady friends
at her home on Macomb street Satur
day afternoon from 4 to G oclock
Refreshments were served and the
ladies were treated to a number of
songs and instrumental pieces by Mrs
Walker who is an artist on the auto
harp
Itaces June 16 17 18 and 19
Arrangements have been made for
holding the regular spring Cherry
county races in Valentine June 16 17
18 and 19 Programs will be out next
week and a big time and a successful
meeting are looked for J G Stetter
and J P Sutton are managing the
races and any information in regard
thereto will be cheerfully furnished on
application to them
Kev Postmaster
D E Sherman has received notice
from the powers that be at Washing
ton that he has been appointed post
master at this place to succeed W E
Haley removed Postmaster Haleys
term of four years expired the 5th of
this mouth and the appointment of
Mr Sherman was no surprise The
appointmentwiil give entire satisfac
tion to the patrons of the office and
waB secured bthe efforts of E J
Davenport of this place and Senator
Thurston at Washington Mr Sher
man will probably take possession of
the office about July 1 With hun
dredsof other friends we extend con
gratulations
and lioan Officers
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Valentine Building and
Loan Association Tuesday evening W
E Haley J II Yeast C H Cornell
Geo Elliott D S Ludwig J A JTike
M V Nicholson II F Miller and G
H Hornby were elected directors for
the ensuing year J C Northrop T
C Hornby and M Christensen were
elected as an auditing committee
After the stockholders meeting the
new board of directors met and or
ganized by electing C H Cornell
president J A Fike vice president
W E Haley secretary and G H
Hornby treasurer The report of the
secretary W E Haley was a model
of neatness and completeness and will
be found in another column
JBi ewers Cant Play
Last Thursday night tthe Omaha
Brewing Association ball club came
up from the wilderness or Omaha and
tried to play ball with the Fort Nio
brara boys Friday Saturday and Sun
day It cost the boys about 125 to
get the club here and then the game
was a walkaway The score on Fri
day was 18 to 20 on Saturday sumpty
some to steen and Sunday leventeen
to sunthin The local team won the
first two games and the Brewers the
last one They offered to play in town
Monday for 35 but when that
amount was guaranteed them they
concluded that they were needed at
home and home they went About 30
buggy loads of people from town wit
nessed the Sunday game Arrange
ments are on foot to get the Robinson
team here soon and if they come
some sport may be expected
Uecoration Day Program
Sunday May 30 sermon at theME
church by Rev O T -Moore Com
rades meet at J W Tuckers office at
1030 a m and march to the church to
attend sermon All other societies are
invited to meet and march with the Gr
ATJ
May 31st Decoration Day All old
soldiers and all citizens desiring to par
ticipate in the decoration exercises are
requested to meet at Cornell Hall at 9
a m sharp At 930 drive to Fort Ni
obrara and decorate graves returning
to Hall at 1130 Adjourn for dinner
reassembling at Hall at 100 p m
Music by Twelfth Infantry Band
Sour by Quartette
Oration by Comrade J A Scamahorn
March to cemetery and decorate graves return
and adjonrn until 730 p in
Music by the Band
Song by Quartette
Solo by Mrs J A Carroll
Address by Hon J A Carroll
Song
Music by the Band
Address by Hon J V Tucker
Music
Adjournment
All are invited to attend and assist
the old boys in decorating the graves
of their deceased comrades and help
us Lave a good time
BY OltDEE Or COKMITTEE
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Really we hardly know which
to advertise during this most
Changeable weather Do you
If you want a genuine bargain in either one
call on us We can suit you -
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Look over onr line of spring goods Ask about the portraits
Davenport Thacher
EVERYTHING
In Pettycrews stock of groceries fruit confectionery andfeed
IS THE BEST
All our Groceries are fresh and good Emit is the finest and cleane3t
Confeciionery the best and sweetest Feed pure and nutritious
Highest prices for Butter Eggs and Earm Produce
NORTH OF POSTOFFICE W A PETTYCREW
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Inventory Sale
We have just completed our spring inventory and have on -hand
a large amount of odds and ends remnants etc which
will sell below first cost Eor instance we will sell
PIECE GOODS AT 10 CTS PER YARD
These goods are double width first class quality We sell-
BLACK LAWNS FOR 5 CENTS
Worth 20 cents Must make room for new goods
E McDonald
KERNS
LIVERCURA
FOR LIVER AND KIDNEYS
An efficacious remedy for Habitual Constipation Indigestion Dys
pepsia Sick Headache Biliousness Kidney Trouble
Rheumatism Pimples and Blotches
Price To cents per bottle Eor sale by J H Quigley
Eor sale at Kennedy by Haeber Grange
SPRING
CLOTHING
We have an excellent line of new
clothing gents furnishing
goods hats caps boots and shoes
Have a splendid line of
shoes for both ladies and children
Clothing is cheaper and
better than ever Come and see
BOYS PANTS
ONLY 25 CENTS
BOYS SUITS
ONLY 75 CENTS
D Stinard
Precinct committeemen and all
others interested in the welfare of thp
populist party are requested to meet
in Valentine on May 22 at one oclock
p m to consider matters of special im
portance to the party
G- P Crabb Chairman
O M SAGESER
TONSORIAL
ARTIST
Hair cutting and shaving
Shop in the W H Moses building
HOT AND GOLD BATHS
OWMOREY
WATOHMAKEB - AUTJ - JEWELEE
Fine line of plain and fancy jew
elry constantly on hand
Repairing promptly executed and
done in the best manner
Eull line of sporting goods
THE ELKHORN
RAILROAD
Iorth Western line is to beat
to and from the
SUGAR BEET FIE1B
of
NORTH NEBRASKA